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Alcoholic kept wife's death secret for days and slept next to rotting naked corpse
The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxAn alcoholic who kept his wife’s death a secret for several days while sleeping next to her naked rotting corpse and using her bank card has been jailed.A warrant has been issued for the arrest of David Vernon after he failed to attend a sentencing hearing at Gloucester Crown Court.Homeless Vernon, who lives in a tent, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to preventing the lawful and decent burial of his wife Kelly Davis.Vernon failed to show for his hearing despite mourning members of Kelly’s family making their way to the sentencing from the Isle of Wight.The court heard he had gone on as normal after Ms Davis died – even sleeping
